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We are having a global food crisis and women are feeling its impacts the most
From increased unpaid labor to gender-based lockdown restrictions, women and girls are disproportionately impacted during the ongoing global food crisis.
Read MoreCARE Canada statement: Throne Speech
As COVID-19 pushes hunger, gender-based violence and economic exclusion to new highs in Canada and around the world, bold new measures are needed to tackle the systemic weaknesses the pandemic has exposed, and to prepare for future shocks – whether from health crises, economic decline or the climate crisis.
Read More“I still have hope”: Overcoming unemployment during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has eliminated 277 billion hours of paid work as of June 30, the equivalent of 400 million full-time jobs. Unlike previous economic crises, those job losses are hitting women the hardest.
Read MoreImproving education in Yemen through community dialogue
The education sector in Yemen has been badly affected by teachers’ absences, and school hours were reduced even before COVID-19. CARE is supporting schools in Yemen with awareness-raising programs and facilitates community dialogue as a part of the response to improve the education system and to support students to return to school.
Read More15 Minutes on Investing in Women
On this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we speak with Beth Woroniuk – Policy Lead at Equality Fund. Beth highlights the long lasting impact that comes from investing in women and how COVID-19 threatens the progress that has been made towards equality around the world.
Read More15 Minutes on Youth and Climate Change
On this episode of 15 Minutes to Change the World, we speak with Dominique Souris and Ana González Guerrero – co-founders of Youth Climate Lab. They speak about the importance of creating a space for youth in the fight for climate justice and how they can make a difference.
Read MoreHow one farmer is rebuilding after losing everything
Rosemarie lost everything when Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in 2013. Since then (and with a little hlep from CARE!), she has rebuilt her life, earning enough money to send her children to school and is now hopeful for the future.
Read MoreBuild back equal: Canada’s unique response to hunger, COVID-19 and the climate crisis
On June 29th, 2020, CARE Canada was joined by leaders from the UN, the Government of Canada, parliament, and international organizations to explore what Canada can do to support a strong response to food and nutrition impacts of COVID-19.
Read MoreEvicted by climate change: New CARE report calls for urgent gender transformative response to climate displacement
Today, the international aid organization CARE launched a new report, Evicted by Climate Change: Confronting the Gendered Impacts of Climate-Induced Displacement, highlighting the causes and consequences of climate-induced displacement and the urgent need for a gender-transformative response.
Read MoreCARE Canada announces $1.1M program extension supported by Global Affairs Canada
Today, with the support of the Government of Canada, CARE Canada announced a six-month extension of its Southern African Nutrition Initiative (SANI) project as part of Canada’s ongoing humanitarian efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia.
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